# Álvaro Coffee — Ferramentas para Coffee Lovers > Ferramentas para Coffee Lovers (iPhone/iPad app by Alvaro Cruz.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alvaro-coffee/id6797630707 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Alvaro Cruz](https://appshunter.io/developer/6797630709) - Category: Utilities, Food & Drink - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 28 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-08-19 - Data updated: 2026-09-11 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alvaro-coffee/id6797630707/reviews.md ## What is Álvaro Coffee? Álvaro Coffee is your specialty coffee companion: analitic tools for water, brewing, tasting, and management, all in one place, with an animated step-by-step guide for beginners. WATER & CALCULATION • Water evaluator: copy 4 numbers from the label and find out if it's good for coffee. • Blend calculator: mix two waters in the right proportion. • Corrosion & scaling: protect your machine before problems appear. • Remineralization (Vitória Régia): make your own water from distilled water. • Grind recommendation: see the grind size and the right clicks for your grinder, and convert between grinders. BREWING & EXTRACTION • Particle analyzer (PSD): photograph your grind next to a coin and see the size, uniformity, and distribution of the grounds, with recommended brew methods. Analyzed right on your device. • Guided recipes, step by step, pour by pour. • Pour coach: flow, path, and consistency in real time. • Extraction diary: log every coffee and track your progress. TASTING • Coffee compass: turn what you tasted in the cup into brewing adjustments. • Flavor wheel and cupping form (SCA/CVA protocol). BARISTA JOURNEY Earn XP as you use the app, rank up, unlock achievements, and compare with friends. LEARN Full courses and technical articles, from extraction science to sensory. Available in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French. The calculators, recipes, and tools are free. Optional premium features by subscription. Premium subscription (monthly or yearly) with auto-renewal. Payment is charged to your Apple account upon purchase confirmation. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://alvaromagri.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://alvaromagri.com/privacy ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Mensal | $3.99 | per month | | Plano Anual | $39.99 | per year | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-09 More stable scale connections, fixed label printing, full sound in recipes on Android, and fine-tuning. What's new: - New scale: Timemore Dot (weight and tare). - More stable scale connection: if it connects but doesn't weigh, the app recovers on its own, no restart needed. - B-series printers (B1, B21, B3S): printing fixed, quantity always matches what you asked, plus 30 x 50 mm labels. - Sound in guided recipes on Android: beeps and voice at each step. - One standard way to connect and disconnect the scale (status, weight and battery in a single button), in the diary and recipes. - Diary (pour-only): finishes when you remove the brewer, and the graph keeps every pour. - Water: up to 3 decimals for calcium, magnesium, sodium and bicarbonate. ### 1.1.8 — 2026-09-07 Now with Timemore Dot scale support and full sound in guided recipes on Android. What's new: - Timemore Dot scale: weight and tare right from the app. - Sound in guided recipes on Android: beeps and voice guiding each step (voice now on Android too). - 30 x 50 mm labels for B-series printers (B1), which were missing. - Stability fixes for connection and printing. ### 1.1.7 — 2026-09-04 Full support for Varia scales (AKU, AKU Pro, AKU Mini): weight, tare, timer and battery, right from the app. What's new: - Varia scales with hardware tare and timer, just like the Acaia. - More Bluetooth scales recognized, with a more stable connection on Android and iOS. - Keyboard fix: some fields filled the screen with a solid color when the keyboard opened. Fixed, and the focused field now rises above the keyboard. - More reliable label printing. ### 1.1.6 — 2026-09-03 The app now talks to many more Bluetooth scales. Alongside the Acaia Pearl, we added Timemore, Varia and others. What's new: - Support for more Bluetooth scales. - Scale list sorted by signal strength, perfect when several are nearby. - One-tap diagnostic: if your scale isn't recognized, send a report in seconds and we'll add official support. Weight calibration is optional. - More stable Acaia Pearl "pour-only" mode, with the correct starting weight from the start. ### 1.1.5 — 2026-09-01 Introducing the Coffee Vault: organize your frozen coffees on a freezer grid, with a QR per coffee to scan and find its spot instantly, a rack background photo and a cover per coffee. Reorganize, see consume-first priority and search across all freezers. Labels now feature a QR-only mode and photo autofill, linked to the Vault. Brew straight from the Vault with automatic dose tracking. Plus: freshness reminders, faster startup and a refreshed brew screen. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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